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topjobs Labour Market Information (LMI) provides accurate statistics on job advertisements in Sri Lanka. topjobs LMI captures and analyses actual vacancies published from the two following sources: topjobs registered employers and topjobs top-ad advertisers.

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The Job Index - November 2012

topjobs Employment Index November 2012
Job Category	Vacancies	Rank	%
Sales/Marketing/Merchandising	739	1	16.17
IT-Sware/DB/QA/Web/Graphics/GIS	483	2	10.57
Accounting/Auditing/Finance	458	3	10.02
Eng-Mech/Auto/Elec	429	4	9.39
Office Admin/Secretary/Receptionist	414	5	9.06
Hotels/Restaurants/Food	232	6	5.08
Apparel/Clothing	226	7	4.94
HR/Training	179	8	3.92
Customer Relations/Public Relations	177	9	3.87
Civil Eng/Construction	175	10	3.83
Logistics/Warehouse/Transport	174	11	3.81
IT-HWare/Networks/Systems	113	12	2.47
Hospitality/Tourism	86	13	1.88
Ticketing/Airline/Marine	75	14	1.64
Corporate Management/Analysts	72	15	1.58
Manufacturing/Operations	71	16	1.55
Banking/Insurance	70	17	1.53
KPO/BPO	62	18	1.36
Teaching/Academic/Library	44	19	0.96
Media/Advert/Communication	36	20	0.79
Supervision/Quality Control	35	21	0.77
IT-Telecoms	30	22	0.66
Legal/Law	30	23	0.66
International Development	26	24	0.57
Beauty/Cosmetics/Fashion	26	25	0.57
Hospital/Nursing/Healthcare	26	26	0.57
Agriculture/Dairy/Environment	23	27	0.50
R&D/Science/Research	22	28	0.48
Imports/Exports	20	29	0.44
Security	15	30	0.33
Arts/Recreation/Sports	3	31	0.07
Total	4571

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Methodology: On a weekly basis, vacancies from topjobs are classified into the job categories. At the end of each month, the topjobs Job Index is produced. The Job Index displays the job categories ranked in order of the total number of vacancies in each category.

Why is topjobs LMI useful?
topjobs LMI is an accurate representation of the real time demand by employers (who publish vacancies). It is based on actual paid-up job advertisements therefore reflecting the accurate behaviour of employers in relation to their recruitment needs. topjobs LMI is a useful adjunct to other Labour Market Information systems in Sri Lanka. Some useful links are given below.

Labour Market Information, Sri Lanka (www.tvec.gov.lk/lmi/)

Who can benefit from topjobs LMI?

	Jobseekers - see what skills employers are looking for.
	Employers - see the interest from jobseeker for each job category.
	Training institutes - to identify opportunities for training courses.
	Government - for education or vocational training policy decisions.